Kosmos 2466

Kosmos 2466 (Russian: Космос 2466 meaning Cosmos 2466) is one of a set of three Russian military satellites launched in 2010 as part of the GLONASS satellite navigation system. It was launched with Kosmos 2465 and Kosmos 2464.

Kosmos 2466

Mission type	Navigation
Operator	Russian Space Forces
COSPAR ID	2010-041A[1]
SATCAT no.	37137[1]
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	GC 738
Spacecraft type	Uragan-M
Manufacturer	Reshetnev ISS[2]
Launch mass	1,415 kilograms (3,120 lb) [2]
Dimensions	1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) diameter [2]
Power	1,540 watts[2]
Start of mission
Launch date	September 2, 2010, 04:26 (2010-09-02UTC04:26Z) UTC
Rocket	Proton-M/DM-2[2]
Launch site	Baikonur 81/24
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Medium Earth orbit[3]
Semi-major axis	25,505 kilometres (15,848 mi)[1]
Eccentricity	0.0003[1]
Perigee altitude	19,119 kilometres (11,880 mi)[1]
Apogee altitude	19,135 kilometres (11,890 mi)[1]
Inclination	64.83 degrees[1]
Period	675.60 minutes[1]
GLONASS (satellites) ← Kosmos 2465 Uragan-M No. 739–751 → Kosmos (satellites) ← Kosmos 2465 Kosmos 2467 →

This satellite is a GLONASS-M satellite, also known as Uragan-M, and is numbered Uragan-M No. 738.^[1][4]

Kosmos 2464/5/6 were launched from Site 81/24 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Proton-M carrier rocket with a Blok DM upper stage was used to perform the launch which took place at 05:49 UTC on 2 September 2010. The launch successfully placed the satellites into Medium Earth orbit. It subsequently received its Kosmos designation, and the international designator 2010-041A. The United States Space Command assigned it the Satellite Catalog Number 27137.^[1][4]

It is in the second orbital plane of the GLONASS constellation, in orbital slot 16. It started operations on 11 October 2010.^[5][6]

See also

• Spaceflight portal

• List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)
• List of Proton launches (2010–2019)